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US 2011/0209607 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method For Improved Weapon Configuration
OwnerCharles St. Georgeinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a rifle. The rifle includes a body receiver, a barrel, a bolt carrier system, a trigger assembly, and a gas system. The barrel extends from an end of the body receiver. The bolt carrier system is movably connected in the body receiver. The bolt carrier system includes a bolt and a bolt carrier. The trigger assembly is connected to the bolt carrier system. The trigger assembly includes a hammer and a sear. The trigger assembly is at a side portion of the bolt carrier. The gas system is connected between the bolt carrier system and the barrel.
Claims20
A rifle comprising:
- a body receiver;
- a barrel extending from an end of the body receiver;
- a bolt carrier system movably connected in the body receiver, wherein the bolt carrier system comprises a bolt and a bolt carrier;
- a trigger assembly connected to the bolt carrier system, wherein the trigger assembly comprises a hammer and a sear, and wherein the trigger assembly is at a side portion of the bolt carrier;
- and
- a gas system connected between the bolt carrier system and the barrel.
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A gas operated weapon comprising:
- a body receiver having a first side, a second side, and an ejection port, wherein the ejection port is at the first side;
- a barrel extending from an end of the body receiver;
- a bolt carrier system movably connected in the body receiver, wherein the bolt carrier system comprises a bolt and a bolt carrier;
- a trigger assembly connected to the bolt carrier system, wherein the trigger assembly is proximate the second side of the body receiver;
- and
- a dust cover connected to the first side of the body receiver, wherein at least a portion of the dust cover is over the ejection port, wherein the dust cover is configured to open in response to a movement of the bolt carrier system in a first direction, and wherein the dust cover is configured to close in response to a movement of the bolt carrier system in a second different direction.
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A method comprising:
- providing a body receiver;
- providing a barrel at the body receiver, wherein the barrel extends from an end of the body receiver;
- providing a bolt carrier system in the body receiver, wherein the bolt carrier system comprises a bolt and a bolt carrier;
- connecting a trigger assembly to the bolt carrier system;
- connecting a gas system between the bolt carrier system and the barrel;
- and
- connecting a dust cover to the body receiver, wherein the dust cover is proximate one side of the bolt carrier system, and wherein the trigger assembly is proximate another different side of the bolt carrier system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.